Chapter 886 Brothers Reunited (Second Update)
Gu Jiao's ears tingled, and her heart skipped a beat.
Xiao Heng wore a silver fox cloak, the soft fox fur swaying gently in the cold wind, lightly brushing against his handsome face.
Two months had passed, and he seemed to have grown even more, his features more refined and handsome, his eyes carrying a touch of royal nobility, yet without a trace of arrogance.
Behind him, the snow-covered landscape was a picture of beauty, yet it could not diminish his brilliance in the slightest.
Gu Jiao stared at him blankly: "Why are you here? Didn't you go back to Shengdu?"
The message she received was that the eldest grandson of the emperor had finished negotiating peace and was heading back to the capital.
Xiao Heng placed the wooden bucket on the well, held the handle with one hand, and gently rubbed the top of her head with the other: "How else can I give you a surprise?"
very good.
These days, there's no subtlety when flirting with girls.
They're getting bolder and bolder.
Gu Jiao's gaze fell on his hand holding the wooden handle. She had just seen clearly that he had lifted such a large bucket of water with ease.
"Hmm, my strength has increased too..."
Gu Jiao muttered to herself.
His arm strength had grown to that of an adult man, and even his breathing and voice had changed, becoming more mature and composed.
Xiao Heng gently pinched her delicate, slightly cool chin: "You've lost weight again. Have you not been eating properly?"
Gu Jiao said earnestly, "I ate a lot every day."
This is the truth. In order to replenish her strength, she did not treat herself poorly in terms of food. However, she was still thinner than when she was in Shengdu because she was exhausted from fighting every day.
Xiao Heng's lips curled into a smile as he gently stroked her chin with his fingertips: "Have you become haggard for her sake, Gu Jiaojiao?"
Gu Jiao: "...!!"
How did this guy suddenly become so good at flirting!
Gu Jiao pouted and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Didn't you lose weight too? Was that because you missed me?"
Be shy, young man!
To everyone's surprise, Xiao Heng smiled gently, looking at her with deep eyes: "There is a beauty, whom I cannot forget once I have seen her. If I do not see her for a day, I am driven mad with longing."
Gu Jiaojiao's body trembled.
oops!
How come you've become so skilled!
Seeing her astonished expression, Xiao Heng couldn't help but laugh inwardly.
After all, they were going to get married properly, and he couldn't blush like before when she teased him.
He has grown up.
I'm going to be her man.
—It was definitely not something I practiced secretly on the way.
The winter wind was cold and hard as a knife, and Gu Jiao's fingertips were frozen.
Xiao Heng took off his silver fox cloak and draped it over Gu Jiao's stiff little body. The cloak still retained his body heat and scent, making it warm and fragrant.
Gu Jiao took a deep breath, and her whole body began to warm up.
Xiao Heng raised his slender fingertips and tied the ribbons of her cloak little by little, then pulled the hood of the cloak over her dazed little head.
Gu Jiao looked behind him and asked in confusion, "Huh? Where's Long Yi?"
“He’s gone,” Xiao Heng said.
On a snowy morning, he opened his eyes and found that Long Yi was no longer by his side.
Long Yi took him to a safe place before leaving.
Long Yi is probably now searching for his memories and answers.
"Oh." Gu Jiao lowered her eyes, looking a little disappointed.
She can now sense more and more emotions, some of which make her sad.
*Smack*
Her forehead pressed against his firm chest.
Xiao Heng raised his strong arm and gently wrapped it around her in the cold wind: "It's okay, I believe that one day, I will see Long Yi again."
Gu Jiao: "Mm."
...
Meanwhile, Wenren Chong, Li Shen, and Zhao Dengfeng came to the well to fetch water and saw two figures embracing each other in the distance. One was clearly a man, and the other was covered by a cloak, but judging from his military boots, he was a soldier from the camp.
In broad daylight, what kind of behavior is it for two grown men to be so affectionate here!
It's simply—
The three men rolled up their sleeves, ready to drag the two out and deal with them according to military law, when Li Shen suddenly stopped: "Young Commander?"
Zhao Dengfeng and Wenren Chong stared intently.
Oh my, that little profile that darted under the cloak... isn't that the little commander's?!
He, he, he—
Wenren Chong stood between the two men. He was the first to raise his hand and cover their eyes with his back.
At almost the same moment, Li Shen and Zhao Dengfeng raised one of their hands and reached out to cover Wenren Chong's eyes.
Gu Jiao felt incredibly warm in his arms.
Xiao Heng lowered his head slightly and whispered a teasing smile in her ear, "Your subordinate saw it."
Where she couldn't see, his ears turned slightly red.
But it was only for a moment before the cold wind calmed it down.
Gu Jiao lifted her head from his embrace, looked around, and saw the three generals covering each other's eyes in a strange posture on the open ground to the right.
"Oh." Gu Jiao straightened up without changing her expression, looked in the direction of the three people, and said, "Li Shen, Wenren Chong, Zhao Dengfeng, come and greet His Highness Changsun."
The three of them stumbled and fell to the ground!
What's going on?
The young commander's love interest is His Highness the Crown Prince?!
The three of them stood up several times before finally getting up from the snow and awkwardly approached Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng.
They were just saying they'd be court-martialed, but one's a junior commander and the other's the eldest grandson of the emperor—
The three men bowed respectfully, keeping their eyes straight ahead.
"Li Shen greets His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Wenren Chong greets His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Zhao Dengfeng greets His Highness the Crown Prince."
Xiao Heng looked at them calmly and said slowly, "I've seen your names in the library, former subordinates of the Xuanyuan family."
The three of them were immediately flattered.
Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao remained remarkably calm, showing no embarrassment at being caught. Instead, the three of them wondered if the two had impure thoughts and were misinterpreting things.
His Highness the Grandson and the young commander-in-chief may simply have a brotherly relationship.
The next second, Prince Changsun, who was only acting out of brotherly affection, took the young commander's hand and left in front of them.
The three of them froze on the spot.
"Bring the water over here."
Xiao Heng said.
"Ah...ah, yes!" Zhao Dengfeng was the first to react, responding and reluctantly carrying the bucket over.
He put down the bucket and immediately ran away, not daring to stay a moment longer.
Zhao Dengfeng returned to the well, clutched his wildly beating heart, and sighed, "The little commander is so pitiful, he actually likes men."
Li Shen, unusually, didn't contradict him: "He's still an unapproachable man."
Zhao Dengfeng shook his head: "A man who is unapproachable and whose life is nearing its end."
Achoo!
Inside the city lord's mansion, Shangguan Qing sneezed violently.
...
Xiao Heng used Shangguan Qing's identity to negotiate peace with Zhao, so Shangguan Qing could no longer use that identity. The last time he disguised himself as the eldest grandson of the emperor in the tunnel was to deceive Gongsun Yu.
Now that the crisis was over, Shangguan Qing simply reverted to his original appearance and moved into the city lord's mansion as the Little Ghost King of Ghost Mountain.
Gu Jiao visits him once a day, but she hasn't gone today.
The tent was dry and cold, so Gu Jiao rarely burned charcoal when she was alone in the tent in order to save ice and charcoal.
It was only when Xiao Heng arrived that she went to light a charcoal fire.
As Xiao Heng watched the charcoal fire gradually rise, he couldn't help but think of his days in the village.
At that time, her family was poor and only had one charcoal brazier. She couldn't bear to use it herself, so she brought it into the house for him.
She would only come over occasionally to sit for a while, while he buried himself in copying books, and she would quietly dry the clothes that wouldn't dry in winter over the fire.
Looking at her slender and supple waist, Xiao Heng couldn't help but wonder how he had been able to concentrate on copying books back then.
Gu Jiao turned around and saw Xiao Heng looking at her with deep eyes. She said, "It'll be ready soon."
Xiao Heng helped her up and made her sit in a chair: "You sit down, I'll start the fire."
Gu Jiao: "Oh."
If people were to see the dignified eldest grandson of the emperor squatting on the ground to start a fire for her, they would probably be astonished.
Gu Jiao looked at him with great interest.
He's so good-looking that even the rough work of starting a fire looks pleasing to the eye.
Having experienced hardship in the countryside, he was not clumsy and quickly got the fire going.
He sat down next to Gu Jiao.
Whether it was because of the brazier or because he came to her side, she didn't know.
Gu Jiao felt that winter in the Northwest didn't seem so cold anymore.
The two were far apart in the east and west, and all they received were military intelligence from official post stations, with little mention of their private affairs.
For example, Xiao Heng had already heard about Xuan Yuanqi and the Seven Sons of Xuan Yuan on his way here, but he was still shocked when Gu Jiao told him about it again.
“By the way, where are they now?” he asked.
Gu Jiao said, "General Xuanyuan is recuperating at the City Lord's Mansion, Liao Chen has gone to the front line to attack Jin, and the Crown Princess is in Pucheng. She will come over tonight... or at the latest tomorrow night."
Xiao Heng nodded: "Then I'll wait for her here. I'll go to the City Lord's Mansion to visit the General in a bit."
Gu Jiao said, "Okay, I'll go with you. We'll also visit Shangguan Qing on the way."
Xiao Heng was suddenly startled: "Shangguan Qing is here too?"
His older brother?
Speak of the devil and he appears.
Outside the door, a lowly ghost soldier disguised as a eunuch shouted at the top of his lungs, "The Ghost King has arrived!"
Xiao Heng was completely bewildered: "Ghost King?"
Gu Jiao explained, "Your brother."
As soon as he finished speaking, the tent curtain was lifted.
In an instant, countless images of his older brother flashed through Xiao Heng's mind. Since he was his mother's biological son, he should look a lot like Xinyang.
Dignified, noble, refined, and scholarly.
Then he saw a man carrying a musket walk in, swaggering in with an air of thuggery.
Xiao Heng: "???"
Shangguan Qing: Hey, I heard my bookworm brother is here!
Xiao Heng, the bookworm: ￣□￣｜｜
(End of this chapter)
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